It's All In The Name: Current Music Acts With The Worst Names

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So, what's in a name you may ask? Apparently, everything. A music act or band's name should be concise, easy to remember, easy to say, and make some sort of cognitive impression. We've compiled a list here of current bands with names that just don't make a lot of sense.

The Goth Rock band HIM strangely carries a name that has long been traditionally regarded as a religious associative term. Plus, finding the band on some music search engines is still like trying to find a needle in a haystack.

The Brazillian band Cansei De Ser Sexy who created a buzz worldwide with their single "Music Is My Hot Hot Sex," has made it easier to everyone to remember the band's name by using their initials CSS instead. Cansei De Ser Sexy is just too long, and doesn't work.

The problem with music acts like The New Kids On The Block and The Backstreet Boys is that their names may have seemed cool when they were boys, but now that they are MEN we can see why these types of names don't really work out.

De/Vision

Like the electronic band called De/Vision, any band that thinks it's cool to split up bands names with dashes, commas, or some other form of punctuation must remember this: IT"S A MUSIC RETAILING NIGHTMARE!

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Visually speaking it can be seen here above why this Alternative/Rock act's name does not work. Secondly, when was the last time there was a #1 charting music act with a number listed in the first part of the band's name?

Attention spans are fickle, and what's so hard about sticking to the name that's made you famous in the first place? Music acts that go through creative name changes in one career span should give this type of "creative indulgence" a break.

Remember the 90's Dance act IO? Bands names like this one that are comprised of less than three letters just should not be allowed to release albums!